Making Health Systems Work Series

The series in English

The "Making Health Systems Work" working paper series is designed to make current thinking and actual experience on different aspects of health systems available in a simple and concise format for busy decision makers. The papers are available in hard copy and on the WHO health system website.

Towards better leadership and management in healthpdf, 723kbA report on an international consultation on strengthening health leadership and management in low-income countries, 29 January - 1 February 2007, Accra, Ghana. It includes agreements on key issues, a framework for action, a set of good practice principles, and recommendations on actions. (37 pages)

Aid effectiveness and healthpdf, 299kbThis paper discusses aid effectiveness, stressing the unique complexities of the health sector. Recent approaches to improving aid effectiveness for health are examined and suggestions are made that support the principles of the Paris Declaration. (25 pages)

Economics and Financial Management: What do District Managers Need to Know?pdf, 358kbA summary of interviews with managers in eight countries and analysis of related tools and training materials. The paper presents a list of core topics for district health managers in the fields of health economics and financial management based on the challenges they face, such as multiple funding sources and the need to raise additional funds. (40 pages)

Strengthening Management in Low Income Countriespdf, 299kbManagement capacity is often cited as a constraint to achieving public health goals, yet the course of change remains unclear. This paper summarizes key challenges and effective strategies in developing middle management capacity in low-income countries, and the role of the international community. (20 pages)